Free Web NovelChapter 42: Chapter 42: Good Heavens, I Wouldn’t Even Dare to Dream of This
The moment the Fu family’s gate closed—the entire alleyway erupted.
Fu Mingxue was married.
Her husband had come.
And her husband was arranged by her own father.
A husband had fallen from the sky for Fu Mingxue—and he was unbelievably handsome!
Fu Mingxue’s husband carried bags, big and small, that looked ridiculously expensive.
Fu Mingxue—
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So much was happening at their house today.
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Mrs. Fu pointed at the large pile of things on the table.
"Son-in-law, you bought far too much. You can’t do this next time—"
"Mom, it’s really nothing. Oh, by the way, take a look at this. I bought a watch for you and for Mingxue."
Qin Wenhao pulled two watches from his pocket. One was a Shanghai brand, perfect for a young woman like Fu Mingxue.
The other was a more classic style, just right for Mrs. Fu.
This stunned Mrs. Fu. "A watch? For me?"
’Good heavens, me, at my age, wearing a watch? Am I even worthy?’
Qin Wenhao nodded. "Yes, please try it on."
Mrs. Fu snapped out of it and shook her head emphatically.
"No."
—There was no way she was trying it on.
’An old woman like me, how could I wear something so precious?’
’Besides, this costs an arm and a leg.’
’If I wore it, I’d be terrified of bumping or scratching it.’
"Mom, I’ve already bought the watch. It’s just a small token from me, your son-in-law. If you don’t accept it, I’ll be very upset. I’ll feel like I must have done something wrong to make you disapprove of me."
"No, no! I do approve! I approve very much!"
’Where else would I find such a wonderful son-in-law?’
’I have my old man to thank for this. He finally did one great thing for our daughter by arranging this marriage.’
’It makes not remarrying all these years worth it.’
"Then wear it, Mom." Qin Wenhao pressed the watch directly into her hand.
Then he held out the other one to Fu Mingxue.
Their eyes met.
Qin Wenhao spoke first. "Wear this watch. You can use it to tell time at school."
"—Okay, thank you!" Fu Mingxue felt conflicted as she took the watch.
’Didn’t he hear me earlier when I said it would only be for a year?’
’Whatever. I’ll buy him one back later.’ ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
’No, I’ll buy him two.’
’She hated feeling like she was taking advantage of people.’
When Qin Wenhao saw how quickly she accepted, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He wasn’t used to all the polite pushing and pulling. When he gave a gift, he meant for it to be kept.
"I came in a hurry this time, so I couldn’t buy much. There’s also this..." He pulled a bankbook from his pocket. "My parents specifically instructed me to give this to you."
"Consider it the betrothal gift from our family. They were supposed to deliver it in person, but the journey is just too long. That, plus the holidays, meant they couldn’t come. They send their deepest apologies."
’The bankbook really was from his family for their future daughter-in-law.’
’He had originally planned to call off the engagement, so of course, he wouldn’t have needed it.’
’But breaking the engagement would have meant he was going back on his word, so he had prepared a thousand yuan of his own money as compensation.’
’He had planned to give it to her under some pretext.’
’But the plan had taken an unexpected turn; he never thought they would go straight to registering the marriage.’
’In any case, now that they were registered, she was his wife—for real.’
’The supply co-op didn’t have much this time, and with his limited ration coupons, this was all he could buy.’
Fu Mingxue opened the bankbook, and when she saw the amount inside, she looked up in shock.
"This... this much?"
Mrs. Fu was still admiring her watch, but when she heard her daughter’s cry, she immediately leaned in for a look.
Her eyes nearly popped out of her head.
"—Son-in-law, did you make a mistake?"
’Who gives ten thousand as a betrothal gift?’
’Good heavens, she wouldn’t dare to imagine such a thing even in her wildest dreams.’
